Method of making an electrical plug connection

Abstract

In an electrical plug connection comprising two matching elements which can be detached at any time, in order to avoid the difficulties of pushing one element on to the other during the assembly of a piece of equipment and the uncertain contact pressure which results by doing so, the matching elements are connected to form a plug unit, which can later be detached, as part of the manufacturing operation thereby insuring good alignment when they are pushed together and guaranteeing proper contact pressure.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for the manufacture of a detachable electrical plug connection which is made up of a flat socket and a flat plug comprising connecting the flat plug and flat socket during the forming thereof and prior to the connection of any wire to either the plug or socket to form a plug unit which can later be detached again. 
     
     
       2. The method according to claim 1, comprising carrying out the connecting of said elements using automatic equipment to insure controlled and accurate alignment. 
     
     
       3. In a detachable electrical plug connection consisting of two matching elements, in the form of a flat plug and a flat socket, in which, to establish the detachable connection: the elements are formed in a manufacturing operation, one of the elements is attached to a terminal strip, a wire is crimped onto at least one of the elements, and the flat plug and flat socket are pushed together to make the connection, the improvement comprising: carrying out the step of pushing the flat plug and flat socket together during the manufacturing operation, at essentially the same time said elements are formed and before the crimping of a wire to either element, in order to form a detachable plug unit which can later be detached. 
     
     
       4. The method according to claim 3 comprising carrying out said step of pushing with automatic equipment to insure controlled and accurate alignment.